Joe Slovo

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Joe Slovo was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, leader of the South African Communist Party, and key figure in the African National Congress’s armed struggle.

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instanceOf anti-apartheid activist ⓘ
communist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
politician ⓘ
birthName Yossel Mashel Slovo ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
child Gillian Slovo ⓘ
linked to: Robyn Slovo

Shawn Slovo ⓘ
linked to: Robyn Slovo
coFounderOf Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfBirth Lithuania ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1995-01-06 ⓘ
educatedAt University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
exile Mozambique ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
familyName Slovo ⓘ
fullName Joe Slovo ⓘ
givenName Joe ⓘ
ideologicalOpponentOf apartheid ⓘ
languageSpoken Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ
memberOf African National Congress ⓘ
South African Communist Party ⓘ
Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
militaryBranch South African Army ⓘ
movement anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
notableFor anti-apartheid activism ⓘ
leadership in the South African Communist Party ⓘ
role in Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ
officeEnd 1995-01-06 ⓘ
officeStart 1994-05-11 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Obeliai, Lithuania ⓘ
placeOfDeath Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
politicalIdeology Marxism-Leninism ⓘ
linked to: Marxism–Leninism

communism ⓘ
positionHeld Chairperson of the South African Communist Party ⓘ
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party ⓘ
Minister of Housing of South Africa ⓘ
religion atheism ⓘ
residence Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
roleInOrganization chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
servedInGovernmentOf Government of National Unity (South Africa) ⓘ
servedUnder Nelson Mandela ⓘ
spouse Helena Dolny ⓘ
Ruth First ⓘ
wrote Has Socialism Failed? ⓘ
South Africa: No Middle Road ⓘ

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Joe Slovo → fullName → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Ruth First → spouse → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Oliver Tambo → workedWith → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Slovo → notableBearer → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Ruth First → spouse → Joe Slovo ⓘ
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Gillian Slovo → father → Joe Slovo ⓘ
subject linked to: Slovo
Shawn Slovo → father → Joe Slovo ⓘ
subject linked to: Slovo
Umkhonto we Sizwe → notableLeader → Joe Slovo ⓘ
subject linked to: MK
SACP → notableMember → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Spear of the Nation → foundedBy → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Joe Slovo Park → namedAfter → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Joe Slovo Park → namedForRole → anti-apartheid activist Joe Slovo ⓘ
linked to: Joe Slovo
Helena Dolny → spouse → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Has Socialism Failed? → author → Joe Slovo ⓘ
Has Socialism Failed? → hasAuthorPoliticalRole → Joe Slovo was General Secretary of the South African Communist Party ⓘ
linked to: Joe Slovo
Has Socialism Failed? → hasAuthorPoliticalRole → Joe Slovo was a leader in the anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ
linked to: Joe Slovo
Ruth First → spouse → Joe Slovo ⓘ
subject linked to: Ruth Herminia First
Ruth First → spouse → Joe Slovo ⓘ
subject linked to: First
Gillian Slovo → parent → Joe Slovo ⓘ
O. R. Tambo → workedWith → Joe Slovo ⓘ